8.14.2012

A New Little Friend

In my last post I mentioned that I had a big surprise and a special new someone to introduce.

The time has now come!

I would like you to meet Annie.

Annie is the main character of a new children's book that I am working on with my daughter and super talented illustrator, Neesha Hudson! The story is titled Annie and the Swiss Cheese Scarf and is about a little girl who faces the challenges of learning to knit.

What a super exciting project this has been thus far! It has been so much fun to work on this with my daughter. As you might remember, she is six years old and is learning to knit herself.. and it is pretty obvious that the character of Annie is modeled after her. :) You may even recognize Annie's sweater too. :)

I hope that all of you will visit Annie's brand new website found HERE and enter to win a free book!

I am hoping to open up pre-orders sometime in September if everything goes as planned.

I have lots of special surprises in store.. I know that it will be a fun-filled next few months for us as we get everything together and finalized. This is obviously our first time working on a project of this nature and we are really enjoying watching this take shape.

What an adorable character!! this is such a wonderful idea, I bet when my little girl is older and learning to knit this book is going to be perfection. I'm super excited to hear more about the project as it unfolds!

!!! Awww this is so cute. My son and I will love reading it. As it is he loves browsing his favorite knitting books on my shelf- Susan B. Anderson, Rebecca Danger, and other toy books are his favorite ;)

I just showed yOur new website to my 5 year old son nd his response was "When can we get it?!". He is learning to knit, too! I wondered if he would think it was a "girl book" - I get a lot of that these days- but he is really excited! Which makes me really excited, too! Congrats, Alana! I can't wait to see what other fun things you have in store!

When I saw the illustration I thought "Aw, cute - a drawing of your daughter..." And then I read that her name is Annie and I thought, wait, that's not her daughter's name! LOL. Very cute project. I can't wait to hear more about it.

Congratulations on another wonderful project! I love this, such a cute idea, and I love your main character’s name...I called my daughter Annie when she was a little girl. I wish you all the best with the book. Charlene (keppygirl on Ravelry)

Annie is adorable! My 6yo has tried her hand at knitting and has gotten quite frustrated with it as well. This book would be perfect for Christmas or birthday! Can't wait to pick it up! Love Snickerdoodle's idea of making a matching Playful Stripes Cardi to go with it.

Dear Alana, I been looking at your designs lately specially the Sand and Sea Shawlette. And now you come with this lovely idea. Congratulations. Please try our lovely Alpaca yarn www.alpaca-select.co.uk It will be a pleasure to send you some yarn.Best WishesIsabel Langdon